Surekill (7 Jan. 2001)
"The X Files" Surekill (original title)

Doggett and Scully deal with a killer who may have X-Ray vision.

Director:

Terrence O'Hara

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), Greg Walker

Stars:

Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Greg Boniface

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Robert Patrick	...	John Doggett
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Boniface	...	Gangbanger #2
Michael Bowen	...	Dwight Cooper
James Franco	...	Officer #2
Noel Gugliemi	...	Gangbanger #1
Tom Jourden	...	Carlton Chase
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Randall Cooper
Joe Sabatino	...	Captain Triguero
Ty Upshaw	...	Officer #1
Kellie Waymire	...	Tammi Peyton

Storyline

Doggett and Scully deal with a killer who may have X-Ray vision.

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Plot Keywords:

x ray vision | title appears on screen | worcester massachusetts | shot through top of head | woman undressing | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 January 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

1327 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Ten Thirteen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Superman (1941)

User Reviews

Calling Clark Kent...

Surekill is a mixed bag for me. I so wanted to like this episode a lot. But it just wasn't happening. It's still a decent episode, but ultimately fails to pull the viewer in.

Surekill starts off with a great teaser. It has a man fleeing for his life, seemingly from an unstoppable assassin. The police place him in the drunk tank where he appears to be safe, but the man knows he is not safe. And then, blam!, right in front of the officer's eyes, the man is shot in a locked room.

I think the concept of x-ray vision is a very interesting concept. However, the writer just turned it into a simple, love triangle story. The story is slow-moving, uninteresting, and not that memorable. It was hard for me to take notes on this episode, because of those qualities.

There were a couple of high points to the episode. Mark Snow, once again, does some great music. I probably made more attention to it, because of the slow-moving story. Also, Michael Bowen gives a fantastic performance as Dwight Cooper. He is very believable as a sleazy jerk.

The concept of x-ray vision could have been dealt with in a better, more interesting fashion, thus making Surekill a little off target.